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content/posts/chess.com-api-and-the-continuing-search-for-en-passant-checkmate.md

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-title: chess.com api and the continuing search for en passant checkmate
+title: "The search for en passant checkmates 2: Electric Boogaloo"
 date: 2022-11-08 
 tags:
   - chess

content/posts/chess.com-api-and-the-search-for-en-passant-checkmate.md

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-title: chess.com api and the search for en passant checkmate
+title: The search for en passant checkmates
 date: 2022-10-26 
 tags:
   - chess

content/posts/declarative-firefox-config-with-home-manager-on-nixos.md

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-title: declarative firefox config with home-manager on nixos
+title: Declarative firefox config with home-manager on nixos
 date: 2022-10-02 
 tags:
   - nixos

content/posts/docker-on-nixos.md

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-title: translating docker to nix?! 
+title: Translating docker to nix?! 
 date: 2023-02-28 
 tags:
   - docker

content/posts/elite-dough-philosophy.md

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-title: elite bread dough for lazy boys
+title: Bread dough for lazy boys
 date: 2023-01-22 
 tags:
   - cooking

content/posts/get-the-thoughts-out-of-your-head-and-into-a-digital-format-with-this-python-journal-script.md

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-title: get the thoughts out of your head and into a digital format with this python journal script
+title: Get the thoughts out of your head and into a digital format with this python journalling script
 date: 2022-12-01
 tags:
   - python

content/posts/getting-started-with-a-barebones-neovim-plugin-in-lua.md

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-title: so you want to write a neovim plugin with lua
+title: So you want to write a neovim plugin with lua
 date: 2024-04-06
 tags:
   - lua

content/posts/lowkey-emacs-setup.md

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-title: lowkey emacs setup
+title: Lowkey emacs setup bits and bobs
 date: 2022-11-18 
 tags:
   - emacs

content/posts/making-nix-colors-talk-to-neovim.md

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-title: making nix-colors talk to neovim
+title: Making nix-colors talk to neovim
 date: 2023-08-18
 tags:
   - nix-colors

content/posts/multi-user-qtile-fiddling.md

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-title: multi user qtile fiddling
+title: Multi user qtile fiddling
 date: 2022-12-20 
 tags:
   - qtile

content/posts/nix-colors.md

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-title: theming nirvana 
+title: Achieve peak rice with nix-colors
 date: 2023-03-13 
 tags:
   - nixos

content/posts/nixos-remote-auto-static-site-deploy.md

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-title: over-engineered (?) nixos blog deployment setup
+title: Over-engineered (?) nixos blog deployment setup
 date: 2025-08-11
 tags:
   - nixos

content/posts/podcast-setup-for-broke-boys-whose-trash-phone-cant-hack-modern-apps.md

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-title: podcast setup for broke boys whose trash phone cant hack modern apps
+title: Python podcast scripting
 date: 2023-01-24 
 tags:
   - python
 draft: false
 ---
 
-I have an old sad android phone with 2GB of ram which nowadays seems to struggle with anything but the most lightweight apps. As a result of this I have been 'podcast-player-hopping' without success for the last couple of months trying to find something which doesn't nuke my phone whenever I use it. In a moment of desperation it occured to me that a creative solution might be required. The gameplan was this:
+I have an old sad android phone with 2GB of ram which nowadays seems struggles these days. As a result of this I have been 'podcast-player-hopping' without success for the last couple of months trying to find something which doesn't nuke my phone whenever I use it. In a moment of desperation it occured to me that a creative solution might be required. The gameplan was this:
 
 - write python script to download podcasts
 - set up cron job on my server to run script every couple of hours

content/posts/rudimentary-local-scrobbling-with-bash.md

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-title: rudimentary local scrobbling with bash 
-date: 2022-09-13 
+title: Rudimentary local scrobbling with bash 
+date: 2022-09-13
 tags:
   - music
   - bash

content/posts/setting-up-a-lean-mean-hugo-blogging-theme.md

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 date: 2022-11-10 
 tags:
   - hugo
-draft: false
+draft: true
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content/posts/simple-nixos-config-for-static-site-on-vps.md

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-title: simple nixos config for vps static site
+title: Simple nixos config for vps static site
 date: 2023-01-29 
 tags:
   - nixos

content/posts/tailscale-caddy-nixos-containers.md

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-title: tailscale, caddy, and nixos containers - a match made in heaven
+title: Tailscale, caddy, and nixos containers
 date: 2023-05-16 
 tags:
   - nixos

content/posts/teeny-tiny-bash-fetch-script.md

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-title: teeny tiny bash fetch script 
+title: Teeny tiny bash fetch script 
 date: 2022-12-10 
 tags:
   - bash

content/posts/upgrade-your-qtile-setup-with-a-cute-dropdown-terminal.md

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-title: upgrade your qtile setup with a cute dropdown terminal 
+title: Upgrade your qtile setup with a cute dropdown terminal 
 date: 2022-09-23 
 tags:
   - python

content/posts/vanilla-javascript-theme-toggle-for-simpletons.md

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-title: vanilla javascript theme toggle for simpletons
+title: Vanilla javascript theme toggle for simpletons
 date: 2023-06-26
 tags:
   - javascript

content/posts/writing-a-qtile-widget.md

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-title: learning about qtile widgets via the medium of cricket
+title: Learning about qtile widgets with cricket
 date: 2023-04-03 
 tags:
   - qtile

content/posts/zen-twitch-viewing-script.md

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+---
+title: Handy script for a more zen twitch experience
+date: 2025-08-13
+tags: bash, script, twitch
+draft: false
+---
+
+I like to watch twitch streams.
+Watching them in the browser at `twitch.tv` is generally not an experience which sparks joy though.
+I'm buffering.
+I'm declining cookies.
+I'm getting spammed with notifications to claim a sick new overwatch skin.
+There's a little channel point button twerking for me to click it.
+You get the idea; it's a heavy noisy experience.
+
+As a result I set out to devise a solution which does spark joy.
+I came up with a script which leans on DIY desktop staples (dunst, tofi, mpv) and the very nice cli utility [streamlink](https://github.com/streamlink/streamlink).
+Here it is:
+
+```bash
+PLAYER="mpv"
+LAUNCHER="tofi"
+NOTIFY="dunstify"
+
+# you need an api key, get them here
+# https://dev.twitch.tv/docs/api/get-started/
+CLIENT_ID="id-here"
+CLIENT_SECRET="secret-here-please-sssshh"
+
+# list of streams to check
+STREAMS=(
+  "limmy"
+  "fl0m"
+  "northernlion"
+  "caedrel"
+)
+
+# reassure user that something is happening
+"${NOTIFY}" "twitch -- checking who's live beep boop be patient"
+
+# get auth token from twitch
+ACCESS_TOKEN=$(curl -s -X POST \
+  "https://id.twitch.tv/oauth2/token" \
+  -d "client_id=$CLIENT_ID" \
+  -d "client_secret=$CLIENT_SECRET" \
+  -d "grant_type=client_credentials" \
+  | jq -r '.access_token')
+
+# define empty list
+LIVE=()
+
+# loop through streams, check if live and append info to list
+for STREAM in "${STREAMS[@]}"; do
+    RESPONSE=$(curl -s -H "Client-ID: $CLIENT_ID" \
+      -H "Authorization: Bearer $ACCESS_TOKEN" \
+      "https://api.twitch.tv/helix/streams?user_login=$STREAM")
+
+    LIVE_STATUS=$(echo "$RESPONSE" | jq '.data | length')
+
+    if [ "$LIVE_STATUS" -gt 0 ]; then
+      TITLE=$(echo "$RESPONSE" | jq -r '.data[0].title')
+      GAME=$(echo "$RESPONSE" | jq -r '.data[0].game_name')
+      LIVE+=("$STREAM | $GAME | $TITLE")
+    fi
+done
+
+# pipe list items into tofi with new lines at the end
+choice="$( printf "%s\n" "${LIVE[@]}" | "${LAUNCHER}")"
+
+if [[ -n "$choice" ]]; then
+  # get first column from selection aka stream name
+  meat=$(echo "$choice" | awk '{print $1}')
+  "${NOTIFY}" "twitch -- launching twitch.tv/$meat"
+  streamlink twitch.tv/"$meat" 1080p60 --player $"{PLAYER}"
+fi
+
+```
+
+### What it does:
+
+- talk to twitch api to get auth token
+- loop trough list of streams to check if they're live (using auth token)
+- grab some info about streams that are live and append it to a list
+- pipe said list into tofi
+- capture user's choice
+- open choice in mpv using streamlink
+
+### Dependencies
+
+- curl
+- jq
+- tofi (would work with other launchers dmenu etc.)
+- mpv (would work with other media players vlc etc.)
+- dunst (would work with other notification daemons mako etc.)
+
+### Positive :)
+
+- no chat (you don't have to read the degenerates spamming LUL)
+- you can customise the script to use your favourite desktop tools
+- can rewind!
+
+### Negative :(
+
+- no chat (you might want to spam LUL)
+- takes a second to talk to the internet so things don't launch immediately
+- have to faff with getting api key - [how to get one btw](https://dev.twitch.tv/docs/api/get-started/)